Box Score How It Happened
#23 Colorado School of Mines erupted for a season-high five goals to shut out Adams State 5-0 on Sunday.
The Orediggers (7-3-2, 5-1-2 RMAC) picked up an important win in the context of the RMAC race, staying in second place with two league games left to play. They led 1-0 after a dominating first half but poured on the goals in the second, led by Brooke Stoermer's brace as the Orediggers pounced on Grizzly mistakes.
Mel Westhoff was the beneficiary of one of those defensive miscues early in the game, as a bad clearance fell to her feet at the top of the box and she buried the finish in the 10th minute.
Stoermer hit her first 1:26 into the second half with a left-footed rip from the top of the box, then added her second seven minutes later when Haley Cole sprung her on a breakaway and she picked the ball out of a collision with the goalkeeper.
Cole got into the scoring action in the 69th minute with a cannon from Acacia Ortiz's cross, and Deirdre Johnson was gifted a poor clearance and had only the keeper to beat with 2:40 left.
Notables
- Mines dominated offensively to the tune of a 24-9 shots advantage (10-1 in the first half). Corners were even at 3-3.
- Mines' five goals are a season best. Mines' win was its biggest since a 5-0 victory over CSU-Pueblo last season.
- Stoermer's two goals represent her first career multi-goal game. The sophomore has three goals this season, surpassing her two goals from 2014.
- Ortiz dished her team-best third assist of the year. The freshman leads Mines with 11 points.
- Johnson's goal was her first of the season and first since 2013; the senior has six career tallies.
- Jayln Yates and Sam Zumbro split the shutout, Mines' eighth of the season. Yates made three saves in 80:22 of play; Zumbro had a save in the balance.
- Mines managed to solve one of the RMAC's top goalkeepers; Molly O'Connor came into the game sporting a 0.75 GAA and gave up three of Adams' five goals. Teagan Moore allowed the other two. They combined for five saves.
Quotables
"That's what we did all day, really go at them and try to create quality opportunities, and when we were shooting, it was with some purpose." – head coach Kevin Fickes on his team's offensive performance
"I've been really pleased with people going out and taking those positions. They've done a good job of making their talents useful." – Fickes on his younger players stepping up to fill holes created by injuries in 2015
Next Up
Mines visits CSU-Pueblo and New Mexico Highlands next weekend in non-RMAC games.
